George Graham Beeker ^{2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9}

   FamilySearch ID: LRFZ-GYQ.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Occupation: Employer: Lexington Silk Mills, Lexington NC on 18 Dec 1942 in Lexington, Davidson, NC. ⁹

2. He was described as 5' 10" 162 lbs blue eyes brown hair ruddy complexion on 18 Dec 1942 in Lexington, Davidson, NC. ⁹

3. Residence: Route 3, Lexington, NC on 18 Dec 1942 in Lexington, Davidson, NC. ⁹

4. Census in 1950 in Tyro, Davidson, NC. ¹⁰ The 1950 census recorded Graham Beeker, carpenter - builds house, 25, living with wife Frances, 22; and daughters Phyllis C., 4, and Jean, 2. All were born in North Carolina.

5. Residence: on 23 Mar 2006 in Reeds Crossroads, Davidson, NC. ⁷

6. Obituary: Lyerly Funeral Home: obituary of George Graham Beeker on 30 Dec 2010 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC. ¹ George Graham Beeker, 86, of Lexington, passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at W.G. Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury.

Born October 19, 1924 in Davie County, he was the son of the late Alice Myers Beeker and Elmo Lee Beeker.

A veteran of the United States Army, he served during World War II. Mr. Beeker was a brick mason.

Preceding him in death was one brother Harold Beeker and sister Hilda Seaford.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Frances Sink Beeker of Lexington, whom he married December 20, 1943; sons, Charles Graham Beeker (Diane) of Winston-Salem, Richard Lee Beeker (Tresa), Nelson Glenn Beeker (Sherri), all of Lexington; daughters, Carol Long of Winston-Salem and Jean Beeker Spainhour (William) of Lexington; brother Burton Beeker; sisters, Melba Leonard, Lala Tussey (Dave), all of Lexington; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Visitation/Service: 8:30-9:30 AM - Monday, January 3, 2011 at Lyerly Funeral Home. A graveside service will follow at 10:00 AM at Salisbury National Cemetery, 501 Statesville Boulevard, Salisbury. A chaplain of the VA Medical Center will officiate. Following the burial, a memorial service will be held in the Chapel of the VA Medical Center, 1601 Brenner Avenue, Salisbury.

Memorials: W.G. Hefner Medical Center, Hospice Unit, 1601 Brenner Avenue, Salisbury, NC 28144; or Hospice of Davidson County, 524 S. State Street, Lexington, NC 27293.

George married Mary Frances Sink, daughter of Thomas Herman Sink and Clara Belle Beard, on 20 Dec 1943.¹ (Mary Frances Sink was born on 20 Dec 1927 in Midway, Davidson, NC,^{8 11} died on 17 Dec 2020 in Lexington, Davidson, NC ⁸ and was buried in Lexington: Reeds United Methodist Church Cemetery, Davidson, NC ⁸.)